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Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, the Deputy Prime Minister said the government would seek to develop education access in the health sciences field from 55,000 to 150,000 places in the next eight years. He said that the move would help fill a shortage of 1.2 million health professionals in Southeast Asia, a number that was expected to grow to 1.8 million by 2020.
He said when launching the new campus for the Pusrawi International College of Medical Sciences at Taman Batu Muda in Gombak, “I believe Malaysia can play a central role in answering the need for more health professionals in the region.”
He ensured that the state had invested RM1.4 billion in the health sciences, which was expected to generate returns of RM2.8 billion in Gross Domestic Product. He added that one of the main clusters under the National Key Economic Areas for education, the health sciences field was expected to expand further in the future.
The education minister Muhyiddin said, “As such, health sciences students, who are considered highly skilled and employable, can expect a brighter future in this field.” He also said, seven public institutions and 62 private institutions of higher education offered courses in the health sciences, with a total of 80,096 students.
Muhyiddin said the government had recently accomplished the national public dialogue sessions, carried out as part of the ministry’s education reform efforts. He said, “An initial report on the planned reforms will be published next month for feedback from the public before a final blueprint is produced.”
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